ARs Thinking Space

[pokeface]

Great article Blah. I still feel that Salah is involved in the majority of the shots/chances, and he is getting his confidence back from last season again. A look at his points tally so far doesn’t fill me with confidence right now.

My concern lies with getting rid of Aguero, with 51% ownership, I feel like I’m really ‘betting against the pack’. How are you feeling about it since you got rid of him AR? Ignoring the Sterling situation and assuming he was just rested for the champions league game?

Also, the next headache is who do I bring into replace Aguero. Arnie was my initial thought but this knee injury has again given me a doubt. That said, I can’t say I see taking Aguero out a huge risk this week, as no-one will captain him. Half tempted by Wilson instead of Arnie as a bit of a temporary fix as I can see him getting a haul against Fulham.

eff knows. I’d better decide soon though before he drops.

[blahblah]

Great article Blah. I still feel that Salah is involved in the majority of the shots/chances, and he is getting his confidence back from last season again. A look at his points tally so far doesn’t fill me with confidence right now.

Why thank you, I have the rare use

Salah's points are the thing though: he is doing no less than last season?

[pokeface]

True. But didn’t Liverpool have a fairly average start last season? They are now on record breaking points for them or whatever, I guess I’d have expected for him to be getting a few more goals by now.

Very tempted to pull the trigger, if he wasn’t playing mid week I’d have probably done it by now. I feel like I’m going to go Wilson rather than Arnie though. With Arnie’s knee and a chance for Salah to be injured. I feel I could end up in a shit situation where neither of them play next week, if I go Wilson there is a good chance he scores 2+ against Fulham. Seems like a good way to hedge my bets.

[blahblah]

I dumped him a while back, lol: but their good start is more to do with the lack of goals they have leaked?

Imho, you need a plan if dumping Salah and Kun - Kdb plus someone?

[pokeface]

My situation is I have Mane and Kun. Plan is to trade Mane for Salah and Kun for Arnie/Wilson.

Mid is currently : Mane/Hazard/Fraser/Maddison and Hojberg

Forward : Aguero/Vardy/Jiminez

[blahblah]

Can you go Mane to KdB?

Citeh seem to be more goal monster than Lpool....

Wiser owls than me will be along but spunking all that cash on Salah seems daft as he isn't outperforming Kun by much, if at all and Fwds are hard to find as opposed to mids?

[pokeface]

Yea could do. I just wanted some Liverpool cover as they’ve got a good run coming up. But arguably leaving myself with no City cover is probably a stupid move given they’ve been scoring for fun and Liverpool aren’t scoring. And also the rotation guessing game with Ciry players is pretty annoying.

[pokeface]

Anyway, apologies AR, think I’ve taken over this thread enough for one day. I assume you are on lockdown so you don’t make any kneejerk moves .

[Aldershot Rejects]

Anyway, apologies AR, think I’ve taken over this thread enough for one day. I assume you are on lockdown so you don’t make any kneejerk moves .

No problem carry on.

As you say, trying to take a step back and decide where I want to go medium-term. First priority may well be a City defender to correct my WC mistake. May well move back towards 5-3-2.

Still don't know how I feel about the Aguero move.

[pokeface]

After sifting through various threads on the forum tonight. And catching up on Saturday’s match of the day. Decided I’m best off waiting. So I let Mane drop again. I’m also sitting comfortably at the top of my work league/and my previous work league which is my main target this season so I don’t really need to panic.

I personally think these Champions league games this week will reveal alot, or cause an injury and I think the transfers I’m considering could leave me in a bit of a bad position next week if I get them wrong.

Will be at the Emirates tomorrow night in the strange position that I want Arsenal to win but I really need Vardy and Maddison to have a good game to turn my week around

[Aldershot Rejects]

Mane dropped in price, Laporte rose and Hazard is doubtful for Saturday with a back injury. Ho hum.

Feels like a crucial time in my season.

[blahblah]

Anyway, apologies AR, think I’ve taken over this thread enough for one day. I assume you are on lockdown so you don’t make any kneejerk moves .

No problem carry on.

As you say, trying to take a step back and decide where I want to go medium-term. First priority may well be a City defender to correct my WC mistake. May well move back towards 5-3-2.

Still don't know how I feel about the Aguero move.

Hmmm, good point re the defence: why did I fall for the Doherty line, when I could have VvD or Laporte and go 4-4-2 rather than the idiot formation of 3-4-3

I just typed an answer to Bagan on Mendy or Arnie, which is Mendy, or Laporte, every day of the week when I am looking at starting Ings or Doherty\W-B every GW, when I could have a proper defender. I could have another City and Lpool Def with Alonso, but that seem like overkill?

re Sterling: that was a risk re the odd GW just as Sane, Mahrez, TAA, Gomez et al are, imho, while Kun is a sure starter and doesn't go off before the match is safe?
re Mane: as above the Lpool AM's aren't on my horizon and I didn't see anything this GW to change that - I can only assume that Bobby was rested after a long flight (did he go to SA?) ahead of the trickier CL match... Although Hudds are a special case with Wagner having been Klopp's No2 and best man at wedding ie he knows Klippity's style inside out...

To finish the Link above off:
"It is the first period in my life that we can win average matches," Klopp said. "I prefer the spectacular way, but I would take that today completely.

"The basis we have created so far is brilliant - 23 points. I don't think I've had that after nine games. And there is still space for improvement, which is good as well, so let's get home and work on improving.

from https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45847414

This is interesting as it seem that while Citeh are going for goals and not letting them in (26vs3) Lpool are having to work on not letting them in this season (16vs3), and Klopp isn't bothered?....

[Aldershot Rejects]

Vardy couldn't wait 5 mins to take a dump, he's been stinking out the Emirates all night.

Kind of sums up my whole week

[Joccki_10]

Vardy couldn't wait 5 mins to take a dump, he's been stinking out the Emirates all night.

Kind of sums up my hole weak

Vardy’s too.

[RuudTheDudeVanTheMan]

Hehe

[Jason Bourne]

Vardy couldn't wait 5 mins to take a dump, he's been stinking out the Emirates all night.

Kind of sums up my hole weak

Vardy’s too.

Too good

[Aldershot Rejects]

More Jamie Vardy ... Another worry for my side https://twitter.com/Vardesque/status/10 ... 23/photo/1

[blahblah]

I haven't liked him for ages tbh, but forgotten why

Did he go "Lee Bowyer in Mcdonalds" or something? Something in a casino?

I'm not sure this is the first time that he\she have gone public about one of his managers....

Edit: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-l ... e-37477703 or https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/1851628/ ... ino-night/

Hmm, and Pearson's son was there and was behind https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33339566

[pokeface]

I wouldn’t read too much into that really. Vardy has just tweeted he had a stomach bug hence why he had to come off but will ‘put things right’ on Saturday. And is now bantering with James Corden about playing Saturday.

KDB and Sterling both start tonight and interestingly Aguero on the bench. Will wait to see how Liverpool line up tomorrow before making my move, if Mané starts and has a good game and doesn’t look like he’ll drop anymore I’m tempted to hold and bank the transfer this week to maybe shake things up with 2 FT’s next week. But that’s a big if.

[blahblah]

Does that stop Vardy from being a racist, turncoat, lager-lout thug?

[pokeface]

I’m not qualified to answer that. But I’m going to go out on a limb and say.. maybe.

[pokeface]

Honestly at least 3 times last night I had to keep checking the jumbo screen to check he was actually on the pitch.

[Aldershot Rejects]

GW9 Review: 23 pts GW Rank 5.6m (overall rank: Down from 16k to 51k)

Ouch! I’ve been aware all season that luck has been with me regarding injuries, unexpected benching et and then it all came back to bite me in GW9 – 4 non starters – Sterling ©, Mane, Alexander-Arnold and Holebas. How I regret not taking a hit to bring Laporte in for AA.

The ten that did start scored like this 5x1pt, 2x2 pt, 2x3 pt and 1x8 pt (thank goodness for Robertson). To add to the woe Hazard is potentially injured and Vardy’s wife has shown the dangers of twitter.

So what to do especially in a context where the only forwards scoring consistently are Auba and Aguero and both are operating under reduced game time?

Well at the moment I am going to hold my attacking options. I didn’t see today’s game but Mane playing and scoring is good. Hopefully he can build on that in the next couple of weeks. I will obviously be waiting on the Hazard news but having bought him at 10.7m, I will have to ride any short-term absences. The rest all have decent fixtures and if they were good enough for my team a week ago, then they are still good enough for my team.

My main prioirity is to get a Man City defender in. For me the most impressive stat of the year is that Man City have an xGA of 4.31 after 9 games. In fact, Wolves are the only team to have an xG of more than 1 against City in any game this season. Unless something changes I think City are on for 20+ CS this season.

So after a one week stay, it is goodbye to Alexander-Arnold and hello to Bernard Mendy (probably). The big downside is that it stops me going Wilson to Arnautovic next week (whereas Laporte would allow that transfer).

Don't you just love this game.

[pokeface]

I’d just do the Mendy transfer personally. And worry about the Arnie situation next week. Wilson is likely to get a haul vs Fulham so wouldn’t be surprised if a load of people knee jerk and get him in and he rises.

I feel like getting Laporte for this GW is a bit more of a risk against Tottenham, although he scores occasionally you are basically just relying on him getting a cleansheet. Where as you hedge your bets quite well with Mendy maybe getting an assist.

I’m rolling my transfer this week and will try and get Mendy next week I think, no way I can get him in one transfer without sacrificing a premium defender or spending points.

[blahblah]

Interesting mess that you are in there

3 Prem Mids is the problem, imho. Sterling to KdB will free up a whack of cash, and knee-jerking TAA out is far from sensible.

[Smurphy Paw]

I would also not remove TAA this week. Just posted about protecting young players on BFMs page, so ditto here...
Hopefully the pressers will give you clues because Liverpool’s fixtures are great.
Mendy next week then would be equally good if this is bad advice. Coming in to face (an admittedly out of sorts) Spurs rather than probably TAA against Cardiff though? I know which I’d prefer.
That also buys you the transfer this week to respond to potential injuries or droppings elsewhere.

Apart from that, your note to self that the team was good in GW8 and hasn’t suddenly become bad is sound advice. Not easy for me to believe it this week either. At least our GW10’s are pretty much guaranteed to be better than last time out!

[Aldershot Rejects]

So @AnfieldExpress suggests TAA (& Mane) will play. They have been reliable in the past but they seem less confident this time round.
The Telegraph is reporting that Vary will be dropped.
No one knows what is happening with Hazard.

As I've said before, I'm not at my best managing uncertainty like this and I am aware that I want to avoid last week's scenario when I only had 10 players.
As SP and blah imply TAA has a good fixture this week, but then again so does Vardy. I am also not keen to get rid of Hazard yet.

Before I saw the Vardy news I was planning to hold my transfer, now I am split between doing that and going Vardy to Arnautovic.

Let's see what tomorrow brings.

[pokeface]

I still think Vardy will start personally, I have no interest in transferring him out unless he doesn’t start against West Ham. But I don’t believe the stories that he’ll be dropped.

Having been out the loop for 24 hours the Salah/Mane dynamic looks interesting, I see Salah rose and Mané has gone from mostly transfers out 24 hours ago to now 60k in/180k out. I’m still planning on holding and maybe starting to shake things up over these next 2 GW’s.

What did you decide to do re : TAA?

[baganboy]

I agree with pokeface.
There's this clickbait-y rumour-y feel to all the Vardy stories.

I believe AR is holding on to TAA. Which is what I would have done as well. And the Mendy move is something that's in the anvil for me too.

[Redsnout]

I feel like it is more than a click bait rumor, John Percy is a very reliable source. Also, the Leicester ITK (@seanfromenderby) confirmed Vardy will be out. It is the same guy who has been posting correct lineup for a while now. Having both TAA and Vardy, in addition to Murray and Hazard, i'm leaning towards dropping Vardy.